Britain must stop funding aid agencies that fail children

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Priti Patel described the scandal as "only the tip of the iceberg"Credit:
Geoff Pugh for the Telegraph

The Oxfam prostitution scandal where aid workers were abusing women and possibly children is atrocious, but only the tip of the iceberg.

When Secretary of State for International Development, it was my mission to ensure that every taxpayer pound was spent to serve those in need, and met UK development objectives. That meant accountability not just on aid effectiveness, but also the sexual abuse, not just of adults, but also the rape of children.

I would like to say that I was supported and presented with facts from the department laying out the long history that UK governments, Labour and Conservative, had in tackling this global problem. Sadly, I can’t. When I raised this issue in DFID, appalling...